Earlier in the day, Neal Peskind, a representative of West End Hotel Partners – the company that owned the Marriott at Vanderbilt in 2008 – also took the stand.

The key question remains as to who's responsible for damages if Andrews wins her lawsuit.

Peskind argued the owners that make up West End Hotel Partners hired Windsor Capital Group, a hotel management company, to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Marriott, including employment and hiring of all staff.

He said that Windsor was hired as an independent contractor, meaning they do not act on behalf of the hotel owners, and West End was not responsible for decisions made by Windsor in their operation of the hotel.

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